Para-legal Officer

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1. Click here for the Role Description
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3. All applicants must attach a response to the two targeted questions (1-2 pages) and your CV (no more than 5 pages)
4. Please note that you cannot apply for this role using iworkfornsw, please click here to access the advert through the Health Career Portal.

For role related queries or questions contact Gemma Broderick, Principal Legal Officer, on 9391 9626 or gemma.broderick@health.nsw.gov.au.

1. You have been asked to undertake three different tasks at work for different legal officers. How would you go about prioritising the tasks you have been given?  

2. The NSW Ministry of Health is updating the NSW Health policy on consent to medical treatment to ensure the policy remains current and reflects best practice.  You have been asked to provide legal research assistance to contribute to the review.  Describe how you would approach this task.

The Ministry of Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be one of the following:

• an Australian Citizen, or
• a permanent resident of Australia, or
• a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
• a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia

You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.

To learn more about working at the Ministry of Health, please visit our career portal.